Chapter 720 Dong Zhuo’s Soul Also Ascended to Heaven!

Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye it was the third year of Chuping.

At this time, wars were raging among the princes in various places in China, and the situation was getting more and more intense.

On the surface, Chang'an City still looked calm and peaceful.

But in fact, the city had long been surging with undercurrents and crises.

The major clans could no longer tolerate Dong Zhuo's tyranny and brutal rule, and their anger had burned to the extreme.

However, because Dong Zhuo had a large army and was assisted by Lu Bu, who was known as the best master in the world, the clans did not dare to act rashly.

At this stalemate, Wang Yun stepped forward and carefully planned a series of plans with the beauty Diao Chan.

The already fragile relationship between Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu was completely separated.

In the end, under Wang Yun's clever arrangement, Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu turned against each other for a woman.

The extremely angry Lu Bu led a group of loyal ministers of the Han Dynasty to kill Dong Zhuo.

Afterwards, Huangfu Song took advantage of the victory and attacked Meiwu, killing all the men, women and children of Dong Zhuo's family.

So far, Dong Zhuo, who was once powerful and arrogant, was completely eradicated.

Dong Zhuo's death was not unexpected by anyone, and it was all reasonable.

In fact, after the second year of the reign of Emperor Ping came to an end, the destiny originally attached to Dong Zhuo had been taken back by the gods.

After all, a hegemon who lacks the ambition to unify the world will find it difficult to gain the favor and support of the gods no matter how powerful his military force is.

You must know that whether it is mortals or gods, they all regard the realization of great unification as the ultimate goal, and the world will never allow the existence of a second voice.

Even in the high heaven, although there is an antagonistic relationship between gods and Buddhas, and the East Heaven and the West Heaven jointly govern the world, on the surface, the West still respects the Great Heavenly Venerable as the leader, and the two sides actually belong to the same force.

Having lost the blessing of the destiny given by the gods, Dong Zhuo suffered a catastrophe in the spring of the third year of Chuping.

Not only did he and his entire family suffer from the crazy backlash of the clan, but they all died and fell into hell;

Even Dong Zhuo's soul was quickly seduced to the heaven by the gods and Buddhas who had bet on his spiritual chips but failed miserably.

Under the continuous concoction of the gods, Dong Zhuo's fate was comparable to that of the former general He Jin, and even more miserable.

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Time passed quickly like a white horse passing by, and a month and a half had passed in a blink of an eye.

During this period, several unprecedented wars were staged in succession in the Central Plains.

The sky was filled with flames and smoke, countless lives were lost, and the people were displaced...

First, Yuan Shu obtained the imperial seal of the Han Dynasty and proclaimed himself emperor. Then, he was deserted by his relatives and friends, and his subordinates and generals defected one after another. All the princes began to encircle and suppress him. After being defeated in Jiangting, Yuan Shu wanted to quench his thirst with honey, but there was no honey. Finally, he vomited blood and died.

Battle of Guandu: In the fifth year of Jian'an, Cao Cao's army and Yuan Shao's army were in a stalemate at Guandu. Cao Cao attacked Yuan's granary in Wuchao by surprise, and finally defeated the main force of Yuan's army, laying the foundation for Cao Cao to unify the north.

Battle of Chibi: In the thirteenth year of Jian'an, Cao Cao led an army of 200,000 down the river. Zhou Yu led 30,000 troops and adopted a fire attack strategy to successfully defeat Cao Cao, laying the foundation for the Three Kingdoms.

Battle of Weinan: In the sixteenth year of Jian'an, Cao Cao defeated the Guanzhong coalition forces including Han Sui and Ma Chao, clearing the last obstacle for Cao Cao to fully occupy the Yellow River Basin.

Battle of Tongguan: The battle between the coalition forces of Ma Chao and Han Sui and Cao Cao. Cao Cao used a counter-espionage plan to turn Ma Chao and Han Sui against each other and eventually defeated the coalition forces.

Battle of Hefei: In the 20th year of Jian'an, Sun Quan mobilized 100,000 troops to attack Hefei, but was ambushed by Zhang Liao. Sun Quan was defeated and this battle established Zhang Liao's position among the famous generals of the Three Kingdoms.

Battle of Hanzhong: From the 22nd year of Jian'an to the 24th year of Jian'an, Liu Bei and Cao Cao fought for Hanzhong. In the end, Liu Bei occupied Hanzhong, expanded his territory and became king.

Battle of Yiling: In the 26th year of Jian'an, Liu Bei went east to attack Sun Quan to regain Jingzhou, but was defeated by Lu Xun with fire, which led to the collapse of Shu Han.

These battles were not only large-scale, but also fierce beyond imagination, and had a profound impact on the development trend of the entire history of the Three Kingdoms.

In the past one and a half months, shocking battles have occurred one after another, and gods have been ruthlessly kicked out of this thrilling game because they have run out of chips.

Among the many gods and Buddhas involved, only a few kept a clear mind, were able to keenly perceive the situation, and decisively withdraw their remaining chips in advance, thus avoiding greater losses.

But most of the other gods and Buddhas were deeply involved and couldn't extricate themselves. They gambled until the last critical moment, and finally ended up with a miserable end of losing all their money.

As the war progressed, a large number of chips gradually concentrated in the hands of a few powerful gods in high positions, so a peak showdown that determined the final victory or defeat began.

But at this moment, the situation of Wei, Shu, and Wu has become completely clear.

With its strong strength and excellent strategic deployment, the Cao Wei Group has occupied an absolute upper hand.

They controlled 9.5 states and counties with overwhelming superiority, and their sphere of influence was staggering;

Wu only occupied 2.5 states and counties, which was dwarfed by Cao Wei;

As for Shu Han, it was even more pitiful, with only Yizhou, a mere state, left to struggle.

This protracted war is basically coming to an end. Cao Wei is the only one in power, sitting on the vast land of Kyushu, the country is prosperous, and the comprehensive national strength is at its peak.

In the face of such a huge advantage, even if they do nothing and just adopt a delaying tactic, it is enough to slowly wear down Shu and Wu.

Even the once ambitious Dongwu had to face the reality at this moment and reluctantly chose to give up resistance, hoping only to keep the area south of the Yangtze River and govern it across the river from Cao Wei, and from then on be a king of Wu honestly, and no longer try to get involved in other places.

But who would have thought?

Just when everyone thought the overall situation was settled, only Shu Han, which only had one continent left, showed no signs of surrender.

Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of Shu Han, was a man of great talent and strategy. Relying on the only Yizhou, he worked hard to develop the economy.

After unremitting efforts, he gathered the strength of the whole country and successfully created an elite Northern Expedition army that shocked the world.

The army's morale was high, and everyone carried the firm belief of "restoring the Han Dynasty and returning to the old capital", and they embarked on the Northern Expedition in a mighty manner.